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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Almayer's Folly by Joseph Conrad: in his sunken eyes, almost the only survivor of the numerous
expedition. But he was successful at last! Untold riches were
in his grasp; he wanted more money--only a little more torealise
a dream of fabulous fortune. And Hudig had failed! Almayer
scraped all he could together, but the old man wanted more. If
Almayer could not get it he would go to Singapore--to Europe
even, but before all to Singapore; and he would take the little
Nina with him. The child must be brought up decently. He had
good friends in Singapore who would take care of her and have her
taught properly. All would be well, and that girl, upon whom the
old seaman seemed to have transferred all his former affection
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